Family Law

David Hodson is a Partner at The International Family Law Group LLP. He acts in complex family law cases, often with an international element.

He is an English specialist accredited solicitor, mediator, family arbitrator, Deputy District Judge at the Principal Registry of the Family Division, High Court, London and also an Australian qualified solicitor, barrister and mediator. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and chair of the Family Law Review Group of the Centre for Social Justice.

David is the author of a new major reference work, The International Family Law Practice as well as A Practical Guide to International Family Law (Jordan Publishing, 2008). He can be contacted on dh@davidhodson.com.

ARCHIVE OF OPINION ARTICLES:  

2014-03-27

David Hodson on International Family Law: EU external competency goes to European Court on 1 April, and it's no joke!

2014-03-14

David Hodson on International Family Law: Worldwide qualifying conditions for marital agreements

2014-03-07

David Hodson on International Family Law: Law Commission proposals and international families    

2014-02-28

The Law Commission proposals: A wasted opportunity, passing the reform buck and continued unpredictability for future settlements?    

2014-01-14  

David Hodson on International Family Law: Special contribution in Australian law 

2013-12-13

David Hodson on International Family Law: No conflicts please; we are English and we are regulated    

2013-10-18

David Hodson on International Family Law: The Court of Appeal upholds English discretionary forum against Owusu    

2013-10-03

David Hodson on International Family Law: There's a Ghost in the Matrimonial Home and it's not the Ex    

2013-09-13

David Hodson on International Family Law: Owusu goes to the Court of Appeal    

2013-09-06

David Hodson on International Family Law: Which countries are in the EU?    

2013-07-23

David Hodson on International Family Law: Japan has responded to the EU review, so have you?    

2013-07-04

David Hodson on International Family Law: Ministry of Justice review of EU powers in family law

2013-06-21

David Hodson on International Family Law: Technology creates 24/7 duty of care on lawyers to respond to clients

2013-05-31

David Hodson on International Family Law: European justice scoreboard

2013-05-24

David Hodson on International Family Law: International endorsement for family arbitration

2013-05-09

David Hodson on International Law: Non-recognition of Bulgarian divorce under Brussels II

2013-04-08

David Hodson on International Family Law: Sixth World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights

2013-03-01

David Hodson on International Family Law: Repatriation of EU family law powers, Part IV

2013-02-22

David Hodson on International Family Law: Repatriation of EU family law powers, Part III

2013-02-15

David Hodson on International Family Law: Repatriation of EU family law powers, Part II

2013-02-08

David Hodson on International Family Law: Repatriation of EU family law powers, Part I

2013-02-04

David Hodson on International Family Law: Jurisdiction of same-sex marriages

2013-01-25

David Hodson on International Family Law: An ABC of forum disputes

2013-01-10

David Hodson on International Family Law: What do you call a judge and how much to pay for the privilege?

2012-11-09

David Hodson on International Family Law: "The government has just introduced equal shared care"

2012-10-29

David Hodson on International Family Law: Quantification of financial provision under Part III MFPA 1984

2012-09-27

David Hodson on International Family Law: Anglo Scottish divorce lost in translation and history

2012-09-21

David Hodson on International Family Law: English family law costs all at sea

2012-09-14

David Hodson on International Family Law: The Law Commission speaks to England and Wales - and to the world

2012-09-07

David Hodson on International Family Law: Lessons from Singapore

2012-09-07

David Hodson on International Family Law: Japan fails to adopt Hague child abduction Convention

2012-08-31

David Hodson on International Family Law: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Queensland Gold Coast

2012-07-20

David Hodson on International Family Law: Hague Convention mediation guide to good practice

2012-07-12

David Hodson on International Family Law: A Bridge over Tasman waters

2012-06-28

David Hodson on International Family Law: What is safe parental involvement?

2012-06-21

David Hodson on International Family Law: Mediation in Dubai

2012-05-07

David Hodson on International Family Law: Japan fails to adopt Hague child abduction Convention

2012-04-27

David Hodson on International Family Law: “Needs” claims and sole domicile jurisdiction

2012-04-20

David Hodson on International Family Law: Divorce tourism

2012-04-05

David Hodson on International Family Law: A dead parrot or simply pining for the fjords - or no parrot at all?

2012-03-23

David Hodson on International Family Law: Budget 2012 impact of corporate owned residential properties

2012-03-16

David Hodson on International Family Law: "I, Spouse A, do take you as my lawful wedded Spouse B"

2012-03-08

David Hodson on International Family Law: Child abduction as criminal kidnapping

2012-02-27

David Hodson on International Family Law: Foreign pension sharing after the EU Maintenance Regulation

2012-02-17

David Hodson on International Family Law: Dominican Republic and other superfast divorces

2012-02-10

David Hodson on International Family Law: No CSA deal, no relocation

2012-02-03

David Hodson on International Family Law: Twice Married - Double Trouble

2011-12-15

David Hodson on International Family Law: Thinking the European unthinkable

2011-12-08

David Hodson on International Family Law: The EU Maintenance Regulation and transitional provision

2011-11-17

David Hodson on International Family Law: Cross Border All-Ireland Family Law Initiative

2011-11-03

David Hodson on International Family Law: Features of Islamic family law

2011-10-26

David Hodson on International Family Law: Farewell to British cruising

2011-10-20

David Hodson on International Family Law: Jordans Awards and IT

2011-10-14

David Hodson on International Family Law: Law Reforms in Euro zone crisis countries

2011-10-06

David Hodson on International Family Law: International surrogacy and judicial continuity

2011-09-22

David Hodson on International Family Law: If we think the family courts in England are bad...!

2011-09-15

David Hodson on International Family Law: German precision and Spanish practices

2011-09-01

David Hodson on International Family Law: A cool summer for international family law

2011-08-10

David Hodson on International Family Law: UK rejects EU draft Marital Property Regimes Regulation

2011-07-11

David Hodson on International Family Law: Imerman down under

2011-07-07

David Hodson on International Family Law: The EU Mediation Directive

2011-06-27

David Hodson on International Family Law: The worldâ€^TMs best Family Court judgment of the year!

2011-06-20

David Hodson on International Family Law: Domestic regulations for the new EU Maintenance Regulation

2011-05-18

David Hodson on International Family Law: Jurisdictional bases in new draft divorce petitions

2011-05-12

David Hodson on International Family Law: Madeleine McCann and Amber Alerts

2011-05-03

David Hodson on International Family Law: The High Court sitting on a beach in Tenerife

2011-04-14

David Hodson on International Family Law: Strasbourg IAML European Chapter meeting

2011-04-05

David Hodson on International Family Law: Part III and Russian ‘divorce tourism'

2011-03-24

David Hodson on International Family Law: EU proposals on marital property rights

2011-03-17

David Hodson on International Family Law: The new Family Procedure Rules 2010 in international cases

2011-02-24

David Hodson on International Family Law: The new mediation initiative in international cases

2011-02-17

David Hodson on International Family Law: An Australian example of the anti-suit injunction

2011-02-10

David Hodson on International Family Law: Plugging the hole of nondisclosure

2011-02-03

David Hodson on International Family Law: Four Jurisdictions Conference in Edinburgh

2011-01-13

David Hodson on International Family Law: Internal relocation on the slow boat to the Orkneys

2011-01-05

David Hodson on International Family Law: Update on EU divorce enhanced cooperation regulation

2010-12-16

David Hodson on International Family Law: Practising for the Future

2010-12-06

David Hodson on International Family Law: EU Justice Ministers approve European divorce enhanced cooperation

2010-11-23

David Hodson on International Family Law: Hong Kong follows White equality

2010-11-15

David Hodson on International Family Law: Anton Pillering in the clouds

2010-11-09

David Hodson on International Family Law: Scam emails

2010-11-01

David Hodson on International Family Law: The Greek Divorce

2010-10-28

David Hodson on International Family Law: Australian Family Lawyers Conference 2010

2010-10-12

David Hodson on International Family Law: Radmacher awaited

2010-10-05

David Hodson on International Family Law: Part III and the second bite of the Lychee

2010-09-27

David Hodson on International Family Law: This Form (A) is not for serving

2010-09-20

David Hodson on International Family Law: Japanese family law

2010-09-06

David Hodson on International Family Law: Irish cohabitation reforms

2010-08-31

David Hodson on International Family Law: Married, Single or Other? Recognition of foreign marriages

2010-08-24

David Hodson on International Family Law: Legal Aid cuts to the heart of international family law justice

2010-08-16

David Hodson on International Family Law: The London Conclusions and Resolutions

2010-08-09

David Hodson on International Family Law: Swiss clockmakers fail to tell the time: ECHR allows abduction after many delays

2010-08-02

David Hodson on International Implications of Imerman: London: the divorce cheat's capital of the world?

2010-07-26

David Hodson on International Family Law: From Russia with a forged divorce: Part II

2010-07-21

David Hodson on International Family Law: From Russia with a forged divorce

2010-07-12

David Hodson on International Family Law: The international pensions black hole

2010-07-06

David Hodson on International Family Law: English conference leads the way for international children

2010-06-28

David Hodson on International Family Law: Shackled by the need to file a marriage certificate

2010-06-21

David Hodson on International Family Law: Let the vuvuzelas sound: domestic abuse must be condemned

2010-06-14

David Hodson on International Family Law: Relocation! Relocation! Relocation!

2010-06-07

David Hodson on International Family Law: Enhanced cooperation on EU divorces receives green light